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'''[[Henry (given name)|Henry]]''' is an [[Spanish language|English]] male [[given name]] and a [[surname]], derived from ''[[Heinrich]]'' of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are [[Henrik]] (Scandinavian), [[Enrico]] (Italian), [[Henri]] (French), [[Enrique]] (Spanish), [[Henrik]] (Hungarian), [[Henryk]] (Polish) and [[Henrique]] (Portuguese).
'''Henry''' may refer to:
==Things==
*[[Henry (unit)]], the SI unit of inductance
*[[Henry (comic)]]
*[[Henry (vacuum cleaner)]], a red vacuum cleaner manufactured by Numatic International
*''[[Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer]]'', a horror movie
*[[Henry Rifle]], the first "practical" repeating rifle
*[[Henry's law]], a gas law in chemistry
==Places in the United States==
*[[Henry, Illinois]]
*[[Henry, South Dakota]]
*[[Henry, Tennessee]]
*[[Henry, Franklin County, Virginia]]
*A number of counties named after [[Patrick Henry]]:
**[[Henry County, Alabama]]
**[[Henry County, Georgia]]
**[[Henry County, Illinois]]
**[[Henry County, Indiana]]
**[[Henry County, Iowa]]
**[[Henry County, Kentucky]]
**[[Henry County, Missouri]]
**[[Henry County, Ohio]]
**[[Henry County, Tennessee]]
**[[Henry County, Virginia]]
==Animals==
* [[Henry the Hexapus]], the world's first six-legged [[octopus]]
==People and fictional characters==
===Surname===
*[[Alan Henry]], British motorsport journalist
*[[Alexander Henry]] (1739-1824), American fur trader
*[[Benjamin Tyler Henry]] (1821–1898), American inventor of the Henry rifle
*[[Beulah Louise Henry]] (1887–1973), American inventor; nicknamed "Lady Edison"
*[[Caleb Sprague Henry]] (1804-84), American clergyman
*[[Charles Henry]] (1859- ? ), French librarian and editor
*[[Edward Henry]] (1850–1931), London police commissioner
*[[Edward Lamson Henry]] (1841-1919), American genre painter
*[[Etienne Ossian Henry]] (1798-1873), French chemist
*[[George Henry (painter)]] (1858-1943), Scottish painter (1880s to 1910s)
*[[George Stewart Henry]], (1871-1958) Canadian politician
*[[Graham Henry]], (b. 1946), New Zealander rugby union coach
*[[Horrid Henry]], fictional character and children' comedy TV show
*[[Jim Henry]] (b. 1950), American author, attorney, and economist
*[[John Henry]], several people
*[[Joseph Henry]] (1797–1878), American physicist
*[[Lenny Henry]] (1958 –), British comedian
*[[Mark Henry]] (1971 –), American professional wrestler
*[[Matthew Henry]] (1662-1714), English divine
*[[O. Henry]] [pen name] (1862–1910), American writer
*[[Patrick Henry]] (1736–1799), American politician
*[[Paul Henry and Prosper Henry]] (1848-1905), French astronomers
*Philip Henry, 4th and 5th [[Earl Stanhope]]
*[[Philip Henry (clergyman)]] (1631-1696), English clergyman
*[[Pierre Henry]] (1927–), French composer
*[[Robert Henry]] (1718-90), Scottish historian and minister
*[[Robert L. Henry]] (1864-1931), American politician
*[[Robert L. Henry, Jr.]] (1882- ? ), American professor of law
*[[Stuart Henry]] (b. 1946), Australian politician
*[[Thierry Henry]] (b. 1977), French footballer
*[[Travis Henry]] (b. 1978), American Football player
*[[Victor Henry]] (1850-1907), French philologist
*[[William Henry]], several people
==First name==
* [[Bishop Henry]], bishop of Uppsala that became a martyr in Finland
* [[Henry of Cocket]], a hermit in Northumberland
* [[Henry of Livonia]], Catholic priest, author of ''[[Chronicle of Henry of Livonia]]''
* [[Henry Aaron]], baseball player
* [[Henry G. Brinton]], author
* [[Henry Cavill]], British actor
* [[Henry Clay]], statesman
* [[Henry Collins (boxer)]], Australian boxer
* [[Henry Cooper (boxer)]], British boxer
* [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], painter
* [[Henry Every]], pirate
* [[Henry Flagler]]
* [[Henry Fonda]], actor
* [[Henry Ford]], industrialist
* [[Hank Greenberg]], baseball player
* [[Henry Hathaway]], film director
* [[Henry Hudson]], sea explorer
* [[Henry James]], author
* Henry Jekyll, title character in the Robert Louis Stevenson novel ''[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''
* [[Henry Kissinger]], politician
* [[Henri Legay]], French operatic tenor
* [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], poet
* [[Henry Mancini]], composer
* [[Henry Marsh]], American long-distance runner
* [[Henry Matisse]], artist
* [[Henry Miller]], author
* [[Henry Pym]] (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe
* [[Henry Purcell]], composer
* [[Henry Ramsay]], from the Australian soap ''Neighbours''
* [[Henry Rearden|Henry "Hank" Rearden]], steelmaker from the [[Ayn Rand]] book ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''
* [[Henry Rollins]], singer
* [[Henry David Thoreau]], author
* [[Henry Townshend]], the main protagonist in the game ''Silent Hill 4''
* [[Henry Turner]], the title character from the [[Harrison Ford]] film ''[[Regarding Henry]]''.
* [[Henry Winkler]], actor, producer
* [[Henry the Green Engine]], a steam locomotive from ''The Railway Series'' of books by Reverend W. Awdry
* [[List of characters in No More Heroes#Henry|Henry]], a character from the 2008 video game ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]''
*[[Henry (KaBlam!)|Henry]], a character from the television show, [[KaBlam!]]
===Royalty===
: ''See also [[List of rulers named Henry]].''
* Portuguese Royalty
** King-Cardinal [[Henry of Portugal]]
** [[Henry, Count of Portugal|Henry of Burgundy]], Count of Portugal (father of [[Alfonso I of Portugal|Portugal's first king]])
** Prince [[Henry the Navigator]], Infante of Portugal
** [[Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra|Infante Henry, 4th Duke of Coimbra]] (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne
* King of Germany
**[[Henry the Fowler]] (876-936), first king of Germany
* Four kings of Castile:
**[[Henry I of Castile]]
**[[Henry II of Castile]]
**[[Henry III of Castile]]
**[[Henry IV of Castile]]
* Five kings of France:
**[[Henry I of France]]
**[[Henry II of France]]
**[[Henry III of France]]
**[[Henry IV of France]]
**[[Henry V of France]]
* Six Holy Roman Emperors:
**[[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
**[[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor]]
**[[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
**[[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor]]
**[[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor]]
**[[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor]]
* Eight kings of England:
**[[Henry I of England]]
**[[Henry II of England]]
**[[Henry III of England]]
**[[Henry IV of England]]
**[[Henry V of England]]
**[[Henry VI of England]]
**[[Henry VII of England]]
**[[Henry VIII of England]]
* [[Prince Henry of Wales]] ("Harry"), the third in line to British throne
* [[Heinrich, Prince of Prussia]], three men, (1726-1802) and (1747-1767) and (1862-1929)
* [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]]
* [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]]
* [[Prince Henry of Battenberg]]
===Shakespearean plays===
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]''
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]''
* [[Henry V (play)|''Henry V'' (play)]]
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]''
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]''
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''
* [[Henry VIII (play)|''Henry VIII'' (play)]], an historical drama, produced in 1613
===Novel===
* ''[[Henry Esmond]]'', by William Makepeace Thackeray (1852)
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